
Quick Flicks - 2015 Movie List
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The Western genre has essentially gone extinct from the modern movie landscape. Enter Bone Tomahawk, a film that feels very much like many classic Westerns, but with a Cowboys Vs. Cannibals twist. The fantastic cast is rounded out by Richard Jenkins, Patrick Wilson and a scene-stealing Matthew Fox. Bone Tomahawk isn’t on anybody’s radar, a true deep find, but worth the watch for fans of the genre.

Netflix has created a lot of great original content in the world of TV, but Beasts was their first shot at the big screen. Most movie theaters boycotted the film. Relegating Beasts to be lumped in with the hundreds of other films on Netflix. Beasts has a big time actor in Idris Elba, who gives a powerhouse performance, a director in Cary Fukunaga that has caught fire after season 1 of True Detective.

The Skeleton Twins stars SNL alum Bill Hader & Kristen Wiig. The film tells the story of siblings reconnecting after near tragedy. Twins does a great job of showing the unbreakable bond between siblings, as well as what it's like to live with depression. The chemistry that Hader and Wiig have built from their SNL days is truly evident. The Skeleton Twins is a dark comedy, but one of the best of the year.

The Western genre has essentially gone extinct from the modern movie landscape. Enter Bone Tomahawk, a film that feels very much like many classic Westerns, but with a Cowboys Vs. Cannibals twist. The fantastic cast is rounded out by Richard Jenkins, Patrick Wilson and a scene-stealing Matthew Fox. Bone Tomahawk isn’t on anybody’s radar, a true deep find, but worth the watch for fans of the genre.